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Hanover yearling videos being posted on web
October 12, 2011
The videos of the 2011 Hanover yearlings selling at Harrisburg are in the process of being added to the Hanover Shoe Farms website, hanoverpa.com. The videos are being put on the site as they are completed. Presently, most of the trotting colts and trotting fillies and a good many of of the pacing
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Unbeaten Market Share to be tested in NJ Futurity
October 12, 2011
Market Share will be putting his unbeaten streak on the line in the second of two $25,000 divisions of the New Jersey Futurity for two-year-old trotters on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Freehold Raceway.Market Share, driven by Jeff Gregory and trained by Linda Toscano, has won all four of his starts t
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Aldrich is all kisses for Blue Creek Angie
October 12, 2011
An old adage says "there are horses for courses,” and  that moniker absolutely fits Blue Creek Angie, who had her 13th seasonal triumph at Monticello Raceway on Tuesday afternoon. Last year the 8-year-old daughter of On The Attack-Hiromi Hanover had 16 victories here an
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Videos of Perretti Harrisburg yearlings now up
October 12, 2011
Videos of Perretti Farms yearlings selling at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company auction in Harrisburg next month can now be seen at the farm's website, www.perretti.com. The Perretti yearling videos are also available through the website bestdamnhorsevideos.com.
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Pennsylvania's East Meets West at Pocono
October 12, 2011
The best of the best in Pennsylvania will battle it out for bragging rights, plus a share of $50,000 in total prize monies, at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday. Post time is 6:30 p.m. Parking and admission are free.   The East Meets West Driving Challenge will bring the four
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Average daily handle up 4.1% at Mohawk meet
October 12, 2011
Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced that the average nightly wagering handle on the 2011 Mohawk Standardbred meet, which concluded Saturday, Oct. 1, increased from 2010 figures.   The "all-sources" betting total of $124,633,640 represents a 3 percent increase over last year. Per ni
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Lower nominating fees for Big M series
October 12, 2011
Two new series and a reduction in nominating fees to several high-profile events highlight Meadowlands Racetrack's 2012 winter late-closing program.   The marquee events for older pacers--the Presidential, Cape & Cutter, Overbid, Aquarius and Four Leaf Clover--will all feature lower nomin
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Daley says Magic Tonight bound for Crown
October 12, 2011
It is not necessary to win at Lexington’s Red Mile to advance to the Breeders Crown, but in the case of 2-year-old colt trotter Magic Tonight, back-to-back victories there stamped his ticket to the big event in Canada.   Magic Tonight won his $85,250 division of the Bluegrass Stakes by eight
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Maine pacing fillies are best friends, foes
October 12, 2011
The best of Maine will be on display at Scarborough Downs, outside Portland, when the finals of the Maine Sire Stakes are held Sunday afternoon, with post time at 12:05. Age, gait and gender divisions will each go for a purse of $85,000 after a summer of slugging it out for points at fairs across th
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Council members still against slots at Rosecroft
October 12, 2011
The prospect of expanded gaming at Rosecroft Raceway is still not being embraced by the a Prince George's County Council committee. On Tuesday the committee passed legislation banning slot machines from the county, clearing the way for the entire council to vote on the measure. The bill wo
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Dover getting ready for November stakes
October 12, 2011
Following completions of the eight Breeders Crown finals later this month, the last major stakes action of the 2011 season shifts to Dover Downs in early November. The Delaware capital city raceway’s opens its 43rd meet on Saturday, Oct. 29, with the lucrative Matron Stakes and rich Progress Pace th
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Season's sweep possible for Florida filly
October 12, 2011
She turned to the gate for the biggest purse of her young career and 2-year-old pacing filly Cracker Coffee came through with flying colors again in the $31,400 Florida Standardbred Breeders And Owners Association (FSBOA) Stallion Stakes on the Wednesday program at The Isle Casino Racing Pompan
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